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A woman has been arrested in a hit-and-run accident Wednesday that killed a pedestrian in north Shreveport.

The accident occurred just after 3 a.m. at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Interstate 49.

The coroner identified the victim as Danny Reed, 54, of Shreveport. Shreveport police said officers found him, already dead, in the westbound lanes of Martin Luther King Drive when they arrived. The vehicle that had hit Reed, a pedestrian, had left, police said.

Police said around 4 p.m. Wednesday that officers had arrested Brianna Savannah, 18, in her home in the 3000 block of Lunn Street. Savannah was identified based on evidence collected at the accident site, police said.

She was arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run and driving with a suspended license and was taken to the Shreveport City Jail.

Authorities alleged that Savannah was driving a 2006 Cadillac STS when she struck Reed.

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A man killed in an apparent hit-and-run motor vehicle incident in north Shreveport early Wednesday has been named by the Caddo Parish Coroner's office.

The victim was positively identified by Shreveport police as Danny Reed, 54, of Shreveport. Police were notified shortly after 3 a.m. and found his body in the westbound lanes of the 1200 block of Martin Luther King Drive. He was sent to University Health for autopsy.